Males can certainly display this behavior, but the majority of the time it is a learned behavior from another lovebird, not something they do naturally. I'm sure there are males that do it naturally, but they are few and far between. My first question, though, would be who did you have DNA him? There are some very unreputable companies out there.

Andie

On 10/17/06, Dottie wrote: > I have a question concerning a male who is starting to > chew and tuck. Is this behavior also seen in males? I > thought it was primarily a female behavior. Yes, my lovie > has been DNA'd and came back male. He is approximately 10 > mos old. Thanks for your responses in advance.